55 THRIFTY PARKING LOT 1955 Hot Rod and Custom Car show held at the new Thrifty Drug Store on Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. In the 1950’s it was very common to organize Hot Rod and Custom Car shows at the l...

BARRIS DISPLAY WALL The Barris Kustom Shop had a special wall Barris Shop display at the Petersen Motorama Shows held at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles. From 1951 till 1955 these Barris Shop Wall Displa...

1938 FORD SEDAN DR Digital Restyling the 1938 Ford Standard 2 door Sedan as an early Restyled Custom. Sedans from these years make such great Custom Cars, which one is your Favorite? Sedan models from the mid 1930...

50s INDIANAPOLIS CUSTOM SHOWS P2 Part two in our photo coverage of the early 1950s Custom Auto Shows held in Indianapolis. This is part two of our series on the early 1950’s Custom Auto Shows held in Indiana...

50s INDIANAPOLIS CUSTOM SHOWS In 1951 and 1952 the Indiana State Fair was hosting the Custom Auto Show. A unique show with the best Hot Rods and Custom Cars the mid-west of the US had to offer. Part One. The first...

WEESNER CUSTOM ART Weesner designs and creates beautiful and very inspiring Custom Car artwork. Often based on Custom Car Icons from the past, his Designs are being copied into real Customs more and more. We have ...

D and B Auto Sales Part 2 In the Golden Years of Customizing Don Britton owned a Car Lot specialized in Hot Rods and Custom Cars. The D and B Auto Sale lot looked like a 24-7 outdoor Custom Car Show. In the 1940...

ANTENNAS on CUSTOMS When building a custom car the radio antenna is a feature that sometimes received “special treatment”. Many times it was left in the stock position or just recessed in a round enclosure. Of...

CUSTOM CAR ART PRINTS To help support the Custom Car Chronicle site we are now offering a new series of Art Prints of some very famous Custom Car Photos. From small size prints to floor to ceiling size Wall Art. I...

GOLDEN PIRANHA De Rosa and Son Customs create an uniquely restyled 1966 Buick Riviera with styling cues from the 50’s and 60’s. The first time I saw a photo of this Custom was in 1983, when Chrome &amp...

RACKOHN 1948 Mercury One of the more elegnat Customs to roll from the Barris Kustom Shop in during its hay days was the 1948 Mercury Restyled for Cliff Rackohn. Before we start about this beautiful Barris Restyled...

TIAGO RANCHERO CLONE George Garcia from Bellflower California has been dreaming of recreating the Famous Dick Tiago 1957 Ford Ranchero for over 30 years. For many years we have seen photos of an unfinished Ford Ra...

OHIO EARLY CUSTOM CARS Dayton Ohio has been a huge Custom Car scene from the very early beginnings. In the 1940s young guys took trips to California to learn all about the latest Customizing trends. In the past te...

CHANNELED 36 FORD Another Mystery Custom is this channeled 36 Ford that probably was restyled by Don Clark. The car has been owned for over 30 years by Doug Hall, and it now in the 3 Dog Museum in Pennsylvania. Th...

A SPIN IN A CUSTOM CAR ICON Hirohata Mercury owner Jim McNiel, asked me to jump in the passenger seat of his Mercury for a short drive. It put an instant HUGE smile on my face that lasted for days In 2010 the plan...

GOLDEN SAHARA MECUM AUCTION Nearly 50 years after the Golden Sahara’s disappearance from the public the Car was unveiled to the Public on May 14, 2018. The Golden Sahara sold for $350,000. After Jim Street h...

JIM STREET GOLDEN SAHARA I The Amazing Golden Sahara I. The Futuristic Car designed by Jim Street that was the perfect combination between Custom and Show Car. Special thanks to Jim Street for his stories on the c...

JIM STREET GOLDEN SAHARA II Around 1956 Jim Street sets out to improve on the first version of his Iconic Golden Sahara dream Custom. Jim and his team created the legendary Laboratory on Wheels, the Golden Sahara ...

36 FORD 5 WINDOW Beautifully styled 1936 Ford 5 window Coupe from the Santa Monica area. Created around 1940 and a total mystery. I appreciate Customized Cars from all era’s and brands, and each era, en perh...

LARRY WATSON T-BIRD Larry Watson Personal car based on a brand new 1958 Thunderbird with only minimal amount of body work. It was the unique paint design and use of color that made it a Trend Setter. In the summer...

GEORGE BARRIS at WORK George Barris is known to the public more as the Barris Kustoms promoter, than as the Barris Custom Builder. He did however build many cars, and painted even more. In this article we will con...

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Custom Car Chronicle is a online magazine and forum, for custom car and hot rod people who are looking for inspiration, historical knowledge, and a place were their passion can be shared.

CCC is created by a small, international group of custom car, hot rod, model car, art, design-, photography-, and architecture enthusiasts.
Editor in chief is custom car historian- Rik Hoving.

For centuries people are inspired to built beautiful cars. CCC focuses on everything that ignites that special inspiration: design, history, technology, perfect proportions, the right feeling, and amazing personal stories.